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The leaders of international associations of the faithful, ecclesial movements, and new communities are gathering in Rome today and tomorrow for an annual meeting organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.

The theme of the conference is “Serving, Accompanying, Guiding: Foundations and Practices of Government in Associations.” The conference includes an address by Pope Leo XIV, remarks by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, and Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pontiff visits Vatican Observatory (Vatican News)

Posted on 05/21/2026 05:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Observatory in Castel Gandolfo on May 19.

“After a brief moment of prayer in the chapel of the facility, the Pope met and greeted the religious, scientific, and lay staff,” Vatican News, the news agency of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, reported.

Last June, Pope Leo addressed participants in the Observatory’s Summer School of Astrophysics.

Pope Leo recalls St. John Paul's encyclical on Holy Spirit, greets sports ethics movement (CWN)

Posted on 05/21/2026 05:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)

At the conclusion of his May 20 general audience, Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Dominum et Vivificantem (Lord and Giver of Life), Pope St. John Paul II’s encyclical letter on the Holy Spirit.